Famous Black American Mathematicians
Authored by Mike Myers
Mathematics, Social Studies
6th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who built America's first clock, predicted a solar eclipse and helped lay out the streets of Washington, D.C.?
Mark Dean
John Urschel
Benjamin Banneker
Elbert Frank Cox
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who invented the Illusion Transmitter (1980) --- the first of its kind in the field of 3D-imagery and is the basis for modern 3D-televisions, video games, and movies?
Valerie Thomas
Lonnie Johnson
Annie Easley
Mae Carol Jemison
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was first Black to earn a Ph.D in mathematics not only in the United States, but in the entire world.
Euphemia Lofton Haynes
John Urschel
Mark Dean
Elbert Frank Cox
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.7B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is famous for being the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics and after earning her Ph.D., embarked on a 47-year career of advocacy for students of color, improving schools, and overcoming the harmful effects of racial segregation.
Mae Carol Jemison
Valerie Thomas
Katherine Johnson
Euphemia Lofton Haynes
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is currently working towards a Ph.D. in mathematics from MIT where their mathematical fields of interest include graph theory, numerical linear algebra, and machine learning?
Katherine Johnson
Mark Dean
John Urschel
Fern Hunt
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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who worked in applied mathematics and mathematical biology and has been involved with biomathematics, patterns in genetic variation, and chaos theory? Their current work is focused on encouraging women and minority students to pursue graduate degrees in mathematics and other STEM fields.
Euphemia Lofton Haynes
Mae Carol Jemison
Fern Hunt
Valerie Thomas
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is a famous inventor, mathematician, and engineer who holds over 120 patents and has worked on the development of the stealth bomber and invented the Super Soaker?
John Urschel
Lonnie Johnson
Mark Dean
Elbert Frank Cox
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